Automobiles

Interior view, believed to have been taken during W. Averell Harriman's 1959 Russian trip, at the ZIL Automobile Factory, formerly the Stalin Automobile Factory, in Moscow. John Kenneth Galbraith can be seen in the center accompanied by other American economists. Charles W. Thayer accompanied W. Averell Harriman as a guide and confidant on a trip to Russia which took place May 12 - June 26, 1959. Harriman went as a special foreign correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).

Two unidentified women pose for a picture on the sidewalk in front of a car.

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat) wave to the crowds and photographers from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Seated between them is Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath. Second row, left to right: First Lady Bess W. Truman; Margaret Truman; and Marian (Mrs. Max) Truitt, daughter of Vice President Barkley. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat) wave to the crowd from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second row, left); Margaret Truman (second row, second from left); and Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath (center, back seat). All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat, lead car) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat, lead car) wave from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Crowds of people and a band line the street. All others unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (seated left, back seat, lead car) and Vice President Alben Barkley (seated right, back seat, lead car) wave to the crowd from the motorcade during their return to Washington after the 1948 Presidential election. Also pictured: First Lady Bess W. Truman (second row, left). All others unidentified.

An unidentified brother and sister pictured next to a ruined car in Manila, Philippines. Donor: John Paxton.

The Rex Theatre (right) where the philharmonic symphony concerts were held in the Chinatown of Manila, Philippines. Carts and automobiles are also on the street. Donor: John Paxton.

Exterior view of the Thayer Mongolian tour group which includes a tour bus and two jeeps. Diplomat and author Charles Thayer headed a party of fourteen Americans who traveled to Mongolia on a vacation in the summer of 1963, probably in June. They arrived at Ulan Bator and during the trip visited the Gobi Desert as well as the steppes of Mongolia and the site of the ancient capital of Karakorum. Thayer states the group travelled through the provinces more than 1000 kilometers by bus and jeep and another 600 kilometers by air.

Horse-drawn carts line up on Quezon Boulevard, Manila, Philippines, with cars lined up on along the side of the street. All people are unidentified. Donor: John Paxton.